95-year-old Ohio woman, quilt maker who beat COVID makes 3,000 masks
Miriam Looker's masks have helped schools, her church, hospice centers and her senior community — and above all, her stepson, a family physician.
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Miriam Looker's masks have helped schools, her church, hospice centers and her senior community — and above all, her stepson, a family physician.
When the COVID-19 pandemic first struck Ohio, Miriam Looker's top concern was keeping her children safe. It's a feeling that doesn't go away just because your children are grown, the mother of nine said. So when her youngest stepson, a family physician, said he couldn't find face masks for his patients to wear during their appointments, the 95-year-old quiltmaker from Marysville knew she had to help. And, luckily, she knew how. She had the cotton fabric. She had a sewing machine. A Millersport manufacturer sold the elastic she needed for ear loops and there were plenty of instructions ...